The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has dissolved both the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development. The National Sports Commission (NSC) will now assume the duties previously managed by the sports ministry. According to the FEC, the National Sports Commission (NSC) will take over the responsibility of the sports ministry. Additionally, the…
Two officials of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) have been reportedly electrocuted at Ubeji and Otokutu communities in Warri South and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State, respectively. It was gathered that both incidents occurred while the deceased were trying to disconnect residents’ homes that were yet to pay their electricity bills….
A Nigerian couple, Dr. Emmanuel Joseph and Grace Akpan, have warmed hearts online after tying the knot following 18 years of dating. The lovebirds, who met as teenagers in secondary school, exchanged vows on October 11, 2025, in Akwa Ibom State, surrounded by family and friends. To celebrate their journey from classroom crushes to life…
Ibrahim Musa, former senator representing Niger north under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has died. Musa, a lawyer who practiced for 17 years, served in the senate from 2011 to 2015. He was widely regarded as one of the staunchest loyalists of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Thursday,…
Fear and tension have enveloped communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State following a deadly attack by suspected bandits on the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, which reportedly claimed the lives of four personnel. The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday when heavily armed gunmen stormed the National…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, declared that there was no fraud uncovered in the student loan scheme. Alausa made this known at the end of a meeting held with Vice Chancellors, officials of the National Universities Commission, Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa also described the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a South-Korean model and tv star, Kim Jong Suk, has passed away at the age of 29. The model passed away on Thursday, 4th of June and was buried two days later. Kim Jong Suk started his modeling career in 2014 and is famous for his charming appearance on a dating…
The end is now in sight over the political crisis in Rivers State as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he and the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, have “agreed to work together”. Wike, who spoke after a meeting with Fubara, President Bola Tinubu, and suspended members of the Rivers Assembly, said that…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Hon. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, equally validated the Amaewhule-led members of the Assembly as bonafide lawmakers for the state. While dismissing an appeal that…
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful and Oyo APC chieftain, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has Congratulated Otun-Olubadan of Ibadanland, former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, on his recent elevation as a beaded crown-wearing Oba. Omo BAO congratulatory message was contained in a statement made available from his media office at Ibadan on Monday titled, ‘Omo BAO Congratulates Chief…
